Conan’s Corpse Picker

In the car, Jiang Xia cheated and drank innocent wine.

In the classroom of Didan Primary School, the children were cleaning listlessly with cleaning utensils.

After Ayumi finished cleaning the windows, she accidentally glanced at the fish tank on the spacious window sill. She remembered something and showed a melancholy expression.

At first, Conan saw her looking at the window in a daze, thinking that she was thinking of Jiang Xia who was standing outside and worried about how to get home tonight.

But soon, he discovered that the focus of Bumi's sight was not outside the school where Jiang Xia was, but on the window sill, so he wondered: "What's wrong?"

As he spoke, he looked closer at the fish tank.

At the same time, some plots from mystery novels flashed through his mind subconsciously - there was a finger floating in the corner of the fish tank, and the fish in the tank died of an inexplicable poison...

But no.

The glass of the fish tank was clean, the water was clear, and the fish were very energetic. They swam around leisurely. When they saw him approaching, they even came over to touch the glass to beg for food. There were no strange things like human fingers mixed into the tank.

Ayumi looked at Conan who was asking about the situation, hesitated for a moment, and whispered:

"Isn't it my turn to feed the fish on Monday? I forgot to feed the fish that day. I was afraid that the fish would starve to death, so I sneaked outside the classroom at night and wanted to see through the window to see if they were still alive. Then I...I saw darkness There is a person in the classroom.

"The man was wearing a big white mask and was standing furtively on the podium. He didn't know what he was doing, but he looked very angry..."

Conan was startled when he heard this. Was there a suspicious person in the classroom at night?

He thought about it for a long time, but he didn't expect that there was any conspiracy in the primary school students' classroom. Could it be that the gangster planned to kidnap a child, so he came to the classroom in advance to collect information?

Conan's expression became slightly serious: "You didn't tell the teacher about this?"

"I said it! I went to find the dean of academic affairs who lives nearby." At this point, Ayumi didn't know what she thought of, curled her lips, and tears began to gather, "And since then - yesterday and today, he didn't Come to school. I asked other teachers about the director's situation, but everyone said they didn't know. I went to the director's house and rang the bell, but no one opened the door. Ugh...it must be because I asked him to help with the investigation, and he was killed by that sneaky bad guy. .”

"That's not true..." Conan thought that maybe the director was on a business trip these two days. But at the same time, he also remembered that the dean of academic affairs lived alone. If he was really killed, it would indeed be possible that no one would find out for a while, resulting in the current state of unexcused absences from work...

There happened to be a teacher passing by after get off work.

Conan grabbed one of them casually: "Teacher Ohata, I have something to ask - do you know why the director never comes to school?"

When Ohata heard "Director", his face changed, and his expression was a little distorted for a moment, as if he was trying not to say anything.

He laughed dryly and said, "I don't know. Maybe something happens and I should be back at work soon. Ahem, you guys should finish cleaning and go home. It's already getting late."

As he said that, he ran away as if he was afraid of getting into trouble.

Conan stared at his back suspiciously, feeling that there was something wrong, and it was a big problem - if the director really needed to go on a business trip, the teacher should have heard some news, but Teacher Ohata's reaction was very strange... Could something really happen? Already?

The three children next to him seemed to have reached the same conclusion from the teacher's attitude.

Ayumi rubbed her eyes reproachfully.

Genta and Mitsuhiko comforted her: "In this case, why not let us find out the evil spirit wandering around the school late at night, find out the truth, and avenge the dean!"

Conan: "..."

He crossed his arms and looked at the flustered and excited child with a look of disgust on his face, but in his heart he was as curious as a cat.

...This is really weird.

Moreover, it's rare for Jiang Xia to be guarding the school gate, so why not check it out tonight to see what's going on.

In this way, if there is really a dangerous person, help can be found quickly and Jiang Xia can help send the person to the police station... Of course, the gangster may not be able to escape a beating, but Jiang Xia has always known it, so it should not be a big problem.

The school does not keep students until too late. When it got dark, the security guard responsible for locking the door urged them to go home.

The four children put away their tools, left the classroom, and hid in the campus, hoping to find an opportunity to sneak back into the teaching building.

…

Opposite the school.

All the burritos in the car have been eaten.

At the same time, the gate of Didan Primary School was quiet, the iron-colored door was locked, and no one came out.

Jiang Xia held a box of warm miso soup and looked at the campus through the car window while drinking, occasionally glancing around her from the corner of her eye.

On the driver's seat, Toru Amuro stared at his hand holding the soup with very complicated eyes.

...What a strange person. If she doesn't eat the food she brings, she won't be happy. If she eats it, she'll still be unhappy...Well, the soup is also very fragrant. I haven't noticed this shop before. I can bring you with me next time. Cat's little brothers come over and try it. In addition to burritos and soup, the store should also sell other things. I don't know how they taste... Jiang Xia added a place to his daily itinerary.

"Toru Amuro" kept staring at Jiang Xia until he finished the last mouthful of soup, and then looked away quietly.

At the same time, he snorted coldly in his heart: If I had known better, I would have added some sleeping pills to the soup and let Uzo personally experience the dangers of society and organizations... Forget it, she will be disguised anyway, and there will be opportunities in the future. Would you like to try gin next time? ...No, that would make it easier for Akai Shuichi to target him.

When Jiang Xia was packing up the paper bags and lunch boxes, Bellmode crossed his arms and looked around the outside, only to realize that something was not right.

"The school has been closed, and your kids haven't come out yet?" She said with Toru Amuro's voice and accent mixed with a bit of schadenfreude, "Maybe tomorrow's headline will be 'Innocent children stranded on campus were brutally murdered. 'Woolen cloth."

"..." Jiang Xia glanced at "Amuro Toru" and felt that the concentration of her yin and yang aura was a little too high, "Are you very free today?"

"Toru Amuro" paused in an inconspicuous manner, with slight surprise in his eyes.

...If I remember correctly, Gin said that Bourbon didn't know that Uzo already had a code name. It's so rude for a peripheral member to dare to speak to his boss like this... Wouldn't he be retaliated by Bourbon?

Or did Uzo actually recognize her?

Thinking of this, Belmode stopped stroking his chin with his finger and looked at the person next to him inquiringly.

But after Jiang Xia said that, she quickly began to look outside again, and her attention was not on her at all.

Belmode: "..."

Before he could come up with any results, the passenger door suddenly opened with a click.

Belmode was startled, and when he recovered his thoughts, he saw Jiang Xia open the door and get out of the car.

She rested her elbow on the edge of the window and asked with slight confusion: "Where are you going?"

Jiang Xia originally wanted to leave Belmode and go it alone.

But after looking at her high-end murderous look, she still said one more thing: "Go to the school and check the situation. Maybe they are delayed by something."

As he said that, he closed the car door and turned to the side instead of going to the main entrance of the school, intending to climb over the wall to get a look at the situation.

If nothing happens, bring out the children hiding in school and go to dinner and a movie together.

If something happens, deal with the troublemaker first, and then take away the naughty child as planned.

…

Jiang Xia quickly walked to the unoccupied area on the side, jumped up and set up on the edge of the wall, and climbed over the wall.

As soon as he landed, another hand came up from the wall behind him.

——"Toru Amuro" crossed the wall lightly and landed next to him.

Then she straightened up, looked at the simple entertainment equipment nearby and the teaching building more than ten meters away, and asked Jiang Xia curiously: "Which way to go?"

Jiang Xia walked towards the building closest to the school gate and went around the side door.

Jiang Xia Tongzhi also graduated from Didan Primary School. A year ago, when Jiang Xia was lying in the hospital, she had nothing to do to analyze the remaining memories of Jiang Xia Tongzhi, so she had a fairly clear idea of ​​the school's layout - "fairly clear" rather than "very clear". It's not that Jiang Xia has a bad memory, but that Brother Tongzhi has been skipping school since he was a child, and his own memory of elementary school is quite vague.

Belmod followed him, with a calm expression but a hint of briskness in his steps, like a parent of a primary school student who came to visit for an outing.

"..." Jiang Xia glanced at her through the reflective windows on the ground floor of the building. The boss's strength was almost lost to Belmode.

Speaking of which, if Toru Amuro knew that Bermod was pretending to be him and wandering around, would it be possible that he would become murderous?

After all, Belmod's behavior actually poses quite a risk to Toru Amuro - considering the frequency of contact between undercover comrades and his subordinates, as well as the average IQ of his subordinates, if one day "Toru Amuro" walks in On the street, a police subordinate came over to say hello, or asked "Amuro Toru" for instructions... The organization may have lost another bottle of fake wine.

I have to find an opportunity to remind the boss... Well, there's no need to be too anxious. Let's get rid of the murderous aura that can be gathered from Belmod's body first.

…

In the teaching building.

The pale moonlight poured in from the spacious window, outlining a long, dark corridor more than two meters wide.

In the space that should have been completely silent, the sound of tiny footsteps could be heard from time to time. The young detective team rubbed the goose bumps on their arms and were all a little silent at this time.

It's not all affected by the quiet environment.

But thinking and making difficult choices.

——Except for Conan, Jiang Xia's figure appeared in the minds of the other three people at this time.

The children were lost in thought: should they run out and find Jiang Xia to help investigate, or should they face the bad guy alone who might have killed the dean?

The former can effectively prevent the bad guys in the shadows from attacking them - brother Jiang Xia will definitely catch the bad guys as soon as they appear, throw them to the ground and beat them into a tattered sack like before.

But the problem is, if Brother Jiang Xia is not satisfied after beating that person, he suddenly remembers that there are three nights left at school next to him, and he deliberately ignores his naughty child...

The three children shivered slightly.

Then I thought with luck, it would be better to check the situation first - maybe tonight, the bad guys didn't come at all. As long as they follow the traces left by the bad guys, they can solve the mystery of the disappearance of the dean...

Conan didn't think as much as his classmates. He had quickly immersed himself in solving the puzzle.

I heard from Ayumi that there have been some strange rumors in the school recently.

One of them is that when a little girl entered the art classroom last week, she always felt that the atmosphere was not right.

It wasn't until she was about to leave that her scalp suddenly became numb and she understood where the strange feeling came from - all the plaster statues of characters in the classroom were staring at her coldly with lifeless white eyes.

…The plaster statue seemed to come alive. Can move and think!

The child felt the eight gazes on his body and ran away with a pale face.

But she happened to be a very experimental young academic. After leaving the eerie environment, the little girl thought about it carefully and felt that the plaster statue should not be able to move on its own, and that the meeting of eyes might just be a coincidence.

So after she escaped, she returned to the art classroom before school that day and made marks on the plaster statue and the table without belief.

I ran over again the next morning and saw that the position of each of the eight plaster statues had been moved.

The child stared blankly at the mark, his young scientific worldview shattered. She was so frightened that she had a fever that day and has not come to school until today. As a victim herself, she became an integral part of the horror legend.

"Then let's go to the art classroom first." Conan suggested.